In addition to marking a new activism, the marchers protested the farces that emanate daily from Washington. Though in Hartford, Trump’s name was only occasionally mentioned because it isn’t just Trump. It’s Congress. It’s the GOP, nationally and locally, whose members continue to pretend that their president is defensible.

At that anti-abortion march, Vice President Mike Pence introduced Trump as “the most pro-life president in American history,” which would be yet another laughable piece of hyperbole save for the presence of Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court. Something as basic as a woman’s right to choose could be on the chopping block.

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Amy Schneider became involved in local politics, after last year’s march.

But it won’t be an easy fight. At every march around the country, volunteers ran booths and handed out literature that encouraged political action and involvement. In Hartford, those organizations included Planned Parenthood and PoliticaCT, a nonprofit that advocates for progressive candidates. Trump and his minions have managed to wake the beast.

How awesome are the times we’re living in? On the day of the march, Trump himself tweeted his support (while touting his fake-news about his fake-successes) and immediately was buried under tweeted responses that suggested he butt out.

America!

Like so many other marchers in Hartford, last year Schneider made the trek to the mother march in D.C., and that was the impetus of her political awakening. She came home and got involved in local politics. She had volunteered a little in high school, and worked some on LGBT issues, she said, but this feels different. This feels serious, and she’s ready.

Not too far down the road, Schneider just might run for office. And yes: She’ll fight like a girl.

Susan Campbell is a distinguished lecturer at the University of New Haven, who spoke at Saturday’s march in Hartford. She can be reached at slcampbell417@gmail.com.

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